[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 12750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5235]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-829, Extension
of an Existing Information Collection Request; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions. OMB Control No.
1615-0045.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on November 30, 2010, at 75 FR 74070,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received one comment
for this information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
April 7, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief,
Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also
be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-0997 or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at
202-395-5806 or via e-mail at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1615-0045 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning the extension of this information
collection. Please do not submit requests for individual case status
inquiries to this address. If you are seeking information about the
status of your individual case, please check ``My Case Status''
online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the
USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-
767-1833).
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques,
or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of an existing
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition by Entrepreneur to
Remove Conditions.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-829.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and households. This
form is used by a conditional resident alien entrepreneur who obtained
such status through a qualifying investment, to apply to remove
conditions on his or her conditional residence, and on the conditional
residence for his or her spouse and children.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 441 responses
at 1 hours and 8 minutes (65 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 476 annual burden hours. If you need a copy of
this information collection instrument, please visit the Web site at:
http://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Stephen Tarragon,
Senior Analyst, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-5235 Filed 3-7-11; 8:45 am]
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